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Nations condemn Higgins hanging amid Beirut hostage crisis
Across the globe nations denounced the claimed hanging of U S Marine Lt Col William Higgins by a Moslem extremist group. Syria and Iran led divergent reactions with Tehran backing the claim while Damascus criticized it as unacceptable. Western governments and the Soviet Union condemned the act as a grave violation of human rights and UN principles, calling for restraint and release of hostages in Lebanon.
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